Roost Cleaning Question

[jettgirl24]

Hi Guys,

I have two roosts which are made out of 2x4s. The chickens usually sleep on the top roost and it gets SO dirty. I clean it every couple of days but it's such a giant pain and it's starting to not come all that clean. I think I want to either replace it, or cover it with something that will be easier to clean.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Is it just getting dirty from their little muddy footprints? Or poo?

If it is just footprints, I personally don't worry about it. I sprinkle DE around liberally and that's it.

Oh well, not much help, am I?

 

[Judy]

They get messy, but that is a very good kind of roost.

One experienced keeper on here periodically sands them down and oils them with a veggie oil. Painting doesn't work as they scratch it off. Any kind of cover is either going to be slippery or difficult to clean.

It's just part of keeping chickens.

 

[elmo]

I use Poop Off for our indoor birds, and have used it a time or two to spot clean off the chicken roost.

http://www.petco.com/product/12828/Poop-Off-Bird-Poop-Remover.aspx

For a big job, sanding down the roost would probably work better though.

You could use natural tree branches and just replace them when they get poopy. That's what I do in one of my coops.

 

[SandyK]

For mine, I have a scraper from Home Depot, and just go over the roosts whenever I see they need it. Probably they will be ok as long as there isn't build up on them. I just wipe it right down into the bedding to clean it off.